Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may not remember; involve me and I'll understand. (Native American Proverb)

Monday, October 24, 2016

All Our Father's Relations

Sunday, November 6: World Premiere of "All Our Father’s Relations" Documentary Film

All Our Father's Relations is documentary film featuring the family of Musqueam Elder Larry Grant, Elder-in-Residence at the First Nations House of Learning. It will premiere at the 20th Annual Vancouver Asian Film Festival and has been nominated for the Best Canadian Feature Award. It tells the story of the Grant siblings’ journey from Vancouver to China in an attempt to rediscover their father's roots and better understand his fractured relationship with their Musqueam mother. The Grant family and their story reveals the shared struggles of migrants and Aboriginal peoples in the past and today.

Resources in FrenchView the "Etudes autochthones" page on the website of the Francophone school in Sechelt for additional resources.

BCTF Aboriginal EducationThe Aboriginal Education Association is made up of educators dedicated to Aboriginal education. Click here to read current events posted by the Provincial Specialist Association.

The Aboriginal Education Enhancement Agreement

The Aboriginal Education Enhancement Agreement is a provincially mandated initiative that has two purposes. First, to improve and enhance the academic and non-academic success of our Aboriginal students and second, to enrich the community through changes and enhancements to our current educational practices. Learn more...